Prior to this assignment, I’ve seen news shows and articles of people that are constantly violent, killing each other, and people scamming. I don’t like donating or volunteering to charities that I feel arent’ genuine, if I don’t know exactly what they do, or if they’re not hands on. Constantly seeing all these negative things on the news made me lose hope that people can unite to make a change in others’ lives in a world of controversy. Are they really hands on? Do they really go out of their way to help? I didn’t think about how much veterans suffer mentally, emotionally, and physically. From decapitation, to starving, inability to provide for their household, and mental or emotional disorders that impair their ability to interact with society …show more content…
They have 750 members and are designed to set up a plan (free of cost) for veterans that don’t have the resources they need to continue in life when returning from the service. This organization provides things such as food, direction to other organizations that can continue to help them get assistance or employment, and specialists for PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) and shock. Another thing is, they fulfill the costs of staying in service by donation and fundraising; not only money donations, but donations of belongings for their …show more content…
The work that was done was fine, but what was most important to me of this experience was listening to many stories that these veterans had to tell of the organization, their experiences within the organization, and the people they’ve dealt with. As I listened to them talk and I looked in their eyes, there was an innocence and softness that matched their voice when they spoke about the organization. They took so much pride in what they’ve created here and are doing, which made me begin to trust their work. A man named Greg Bowman, a fellow member of the board of directors and helps direct community service, said to me “Not one person in this building receives a dime for being here, not federal funding, nothin’. Were all volunteers and were all veterans”. That was what I admired about the veterans that I participated with, was that these people got up faithfully to be here to simply help others like themselves; when they could be at home relaxing. There was no check that motivated them to be there all day or afternoon; they were motivated by kind hearts and having an understanding of struggling